Sigma-1 receptor is involved in modification of ER-mitochondria proximity and Ca2+ homeostasis in cardiomyocytes

Hideaki Tagashira, Md Shenuarin Bhuiyan, Yasuharu Shinoda, Ichiro Kawahata, Tomohiro Numata, Kohji Fukunaga

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Abstract

The Sigma-1 receptor (Sigmar1) is downregulated in heart failure model mice with mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the mechanism in detail has not been investigated. In this study, we investigated the role of Sigmar1 in ER-mitochondria proximity using Sigmar1-knockdown or -overexpressed neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs). The endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy was aggravated with the dysregulation of mitochondrial function and ER-mitochondrial junctional formation in Sigmar1-knockdown NRVMs, whereas improved in Sigmar1 overexpressed NRVMs. Our data suggests that the reduction of the cardiac Sigmar1 results in decrease mitochondrial Ca2+ influx and promotes mitochondrial fission, followed by reduced ER-mitochondria proximity, exacerbating ET-1-induced cardiomyocyte injury.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-133
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Pharmacological Sciences
Volume151
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023 Feb
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac hypertrophy
  • Mitochondria
  • Sigma receptors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology

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